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Selected Publications 


[7]  Q. Zeng*X. Tian*#, D. T. Nguyen, C. Li, P. Chia, C. Wu, and J. S Ho#. A digitally embroidered metamaterial biosensor with high reliability in kinetic environments. Nature Electronics, 7, 1025–1034 (2024).
 
[6]  S. Ling*X. Tian*, S. A. Kurt, Q. Zeng, Z. Qin, Y. J. Tan, J. Fuh, Z. Liu, M. Dickey, J. S. Ho#, B. C. K. Tee. Tension-driven 3D printing of free-standing field's metal structures. Nature Electronics, 7, 671–683 (2024).
 
[5]  X. Tian*, P. M. Lee*, Y. J. Tan, T. L. Y. Wu, H. Yao, M. Zhang, Z. Li, K. A. Ng, B. C. K. Tee, J. S. Ho#. Wireless body sensor networks based on metamaterial textiles. Nature Electronics, 2, 243–251 (2019).
 
[4]  X. Tian*#, Q. Zeng*, S. A. Kurt*, R. R. Li, D. T. Nguyen, Z. Xiong, Z. Li, X. Yang, X. Xiao, D. Nikolayev, C. J. Charles, and J. S. Ho#. Implant-to-implant wireless networking with metamaterial textiles. Nature Communications, 14, 4335 (2023).
 
[3]  D. T. Nguyen*, Q. Zeng,*, X. Tian*, P. Chia, C. Wu, Y. Liu and J. S. Ho#. Ambient health sensing on passive surfaces using metamaterials. Science Advances, 10, adj6613 (2024).
 
[2]  X. Tian*#, Q. Zeng*, D. T. Nguyen, and J. S. Ho. Textile-Integrated Phased Surfaces for Wireless Networking of Bioelectronic Devices. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 72, 267-276 (2023).
 
[1]  X. Tian*#, Q. Zeng*, D. Nikolayev, and J. S. Ho#. Conformal Propagation and Near-Omnidirectional Radiation With Surface Plasmonic Clothing. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 68, 7309-7319 (2020).
 

Journal Publications 


2025 

[4]  S. Chen, Y. Jia, B. Duan, T. L. Liu, Q. Wang, X. Xiao, P. Nithianandam, X. Tian, C. Yang, C. Wu, Z. Xie#, J. Li#. A sensor-actuator–coupled gustatory interface chemically connecting virtual and real environments for remote tasting. Science Advances, 11, eadr4797 (2025).
 

2024 

[3]  Q. Zeng*X. Tian*#, D. T. Nguyen, C. Li, P. Chia, C. Wu, and J. S Ho#. A digitally embroidered metamaterial biosensor with high reliability in kinetic environments. Nature Electronics, 7, 1025–1034 (2024).
 
[2]  Z. Liu*,  Y. Deng* X. Tian and Z. Li#. Highly responsive nonlinear sensor by tracking a Hamiltonian hopping point. Photonics Research, 12, 2235-2241 (2024).
 
[1]  S. Ling*X. Tian*, S. A. Kurt, Q. Zeng, Z. Qin, Y. J. Tan, J. Fuh, Z. Liu, M. Dickey, J. S. Ho#, B. C. K. Tee. Tension-driven 3D printing of free-standing field's metal structures. Nature Electronics, 7, 671–683 (2024).
 

Prior to Tsinghua 


[11]  D. T. Nguyen*, Q. Zeng,*, X. Tian, P. Chia, C. Wu, Y. Liu and J. S. Ho#. Ambient health sensing on passive surfaces using metamaterials. Science Advances, 10, adj6613 (2024).
 
[10]  X. Tian*#, Q. Zeng*, D. T. Nguyen, and J. S. Ho. Textile-Integrated Phased Surfaces for Wireless Networking of Bioelectronic Devices. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 72, 267–276 (2023).
 
[9]  X. Tian*#, Q. Zeng*, S. A. Kurt*, R. R. Li, D. T. Nguyen, Z. Xiong, Z. Li, X. Yang, X. Xiao, D. Nikolayev, C. J. Charles, and J. S. Ho#. Implant-to-implant wireless networking with metamaterial textiles. Nature Communications, 14, 4335 (2023).
 
[8]  M. Wagih#, L. Balocchi, F. Benassi, N. B. Carvalho, J. -C. Chiao, R. Correia, A. Costanzo, Y. Cui, D. Georgiadou, C. Gouveia, C. Gouveia, J. S. Ho, K. Hu, A. Komolafe, S. Lemey, C. Loss, G. Marrocco, P. Mitcheson, V. Palazzi, N. Panunzio, G. Paolini, P. Pinho, J. Preishuber-Pflügl, Y. Qaragoez, H. Rahmani, H. Rogier, J. R. Lopera, L. Roselli, D. Schreurs, M. Tentzeris, X. Tian, R. Torah, R. Torres, P. Van Torre, D. Vital, S. Beeby. Microwave-enabled wearables: Underpinning technologies, integration platforms, and next-generation roadmap. IEEE Journal of Microwaves, 3, 193-226 (2022).
 
[7]  X. Yang*, X. Tian*, Q. Zeng, Z. Li, D. T. Nguyen, and J. S. Ho#. Localized Surface Plasmons on Textiles for Non-Contact Vital Sign Sensing. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 70, 8507–8517 (2022).
 
[6]  V. Kalidasan, X. Yang, Z. Xiong, R. R. Li, H. Yao, H. Godaba, S. Obuobi, P. Singh, X. Guan, X. Tian, S. A. Kurt, Z. Li, D. Mukherjee, R. Rajarethinam, C. S. Chong, J.-W. Wang, P. L. R. Ee, W. Loke, B. C. K. Tee, J Ouyang, C. J. Charles, J. S. Ho#. Wirelessly operated bioelectronic sutures for the monitoring of deep surgical wounds. Nature Biomedical Engineering, 5, 1217–1227 (2021).
 
[5]  Z. Li, X. Tian, C. W. Qiu, and J. S. Ho#. Metasurfaces for bioelectronics and healthcare. Nature Electronics, 4, 382–391 (2021).
 
[4]  X. Tian*#, Q. Zeng*, D. Nikolayev, and J. S. Ho#. Conformal Propagation and Near-Omnidirectional Radiation With Surface Plasmonic Clothing. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 68, 7309-7319 (2020).
 
[3]  X. Tian*, P. M. Lee*, Y. J. Tan, T. L. Y. Wu, H. Yao, M. Zhang, Z. Li, K. A. Ng, B. C. K. Tee, J. S. Ho#. Wireless body sensor networks based on metamaterial textiles. Nature Electronics, 2, 243–251 (2019).
 
[2]  X. Tian, P. M. Lee, J. S. Ho#. Control of wireless power transfer to a bioelectronic device by harmonic feedback. AIP Advances, 8, 095308 (2018).
 
[1]  A. Bansal, F. Yang, X. Tian, Z. Yong, J. S. Ho#. In vivo wireless photonic photodynamic therapy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115, 1469–1474 (2018).